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Finally got this finished this afternoon, my last piece for 2012.:rolleyes:

I got this piece of Tasmanian Oak Burl about 3 years ago and have been waiting for the inspiration to strike and get the best out of the blank. It measured 16in square and 3in thick. Must have moved it a hundred times.

The platter is finished with "Krylon" clear varnish and measures 15 x 2.5in.:biggrin:

Being burl there were many voids and weak spots and lots of thin CA and Epoxy/coffee grinds were used. If you look closely you will see some small voids remaining and this was part of the plan. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

C & C welcome and thanks for looking.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.

Bob.
 

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Very nice work Bob. It's a great piece to end the year on. I looked real close and didn't see any voids. I saw character!!! That's natures special effects. To me, those add value to the piece:)
So what is the fish in the center? A decal, something inlayed???
 
rizaydog said:
Very nice work Bob. It's a great piece to end the year on. I looked real close and didn't see any voids. I saw character!!! That's natures special effects. To me, those add value to the piece:)
So what is the fish in the center? A decal, something inlayed???
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It's a ceramic tile.
I agree, they make the character of the any piece.

Bob.
 
Very nice piece. Beautiful wood. Just a personal preference, I would have used a solid color piece of tile. The fish picture and the wood seem to be fighting for attention. That is just an opinion and not an expert one at that.
 
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Yeah, you told me about you being working on that great blank, and now I see what you have dome with it and I quite like it. The idea of the ceramic tile look good to me so, well dome mate, one more done, 999 to go...!:eek::biggrin:

Cheers
George
 
PaulDoug said:
Very nice piece. Beautiful wood. Just a personal preference, I would have used a solid color piece of tile. The fish picture and the wood seem to be fighting for attention. That is just an opinion and not an expert one at that.
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I agree, the plain centre would look nice, but we are a coastal tourist town, so that is why I went for the "fish".
Thank you for your opinion.:wink:

Bob.
 
Those aren't flaws....they're FEATURES!

Sharon

Bob Wemm said:
Finally got this finished this afternoon, my last piece for 2012.:rolleyes:

I got this piece of Tasmanian Oak Burl about 3 years ago and have been waiting for the inspiration to strike and get the best out of the blank. It measured 16in square and 3in thick. Must have moved it a hundred times.

The platter is finished with "Krylon" clear varnish and measures 15 x 2.5in.:biggrin:

Being burl there were many voids and weak spots and lots of thin CA and Epoxy/coffee grinds were used. If you look closely you will see some small voids remaining and this was part of the plan. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

C & C welcome and thanks for looking.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.

Bob.
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